Fresh searches for Madeleine McCann begin in Portugal

Around a dozen officers with sniffer dogs were moving along the bank of the reservoir as part of the search on Tuesday.

Personnel at Barragem do Arade reservoir, in the Algave, Portugal, as searches begin as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Fresh searches are under way in Portugal in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Police divers entered the water early on Tuesday at the Barragem do Arade reservoir, about 30 miles from Praia da Luz, where Madeleine went missing in 2007.